Review of Chicago

Chicago (2002)
Razzled my Dazzle, Peppered my Ragu -- But where's the blood?
24 January 2003
Chicago is a terrific movie; fast paced, beyond sexy, the performances are delicious, right down to Queen Latifah and Christine Baranski. So see it! But there are problems: (1) Where's the blood? Our heroines commit MURDER. There should be blood on the screen and blood on their pretty flesh (yeah, it's a musical; yeah, it's a fantasy -- so what?). (2) The choreography, while in the style of Fosse, lacks his elegance, clean line and sexual charge. (3) The camera work, while often astonishing, is sometimes just plain messy. But, hey! I'm quibbling. The movie works and that's what counts. So see it!
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